The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.The Taj Mahal was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage". Described by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore as "the tear-drop on the cheek of time", it is regarded by many as the best example of Mughal architecture and a symbol of India's rich history.
The tomb is the central focus of the entire complex of the Taj Mahal. It is a large, white marble structure standing on a square plinth and consists of a symmetrical building with an iwan topped by a large dome and finial. Like most Mughal tombs, the basic elements are Persian in origin.
Taj Mahal was built on memory of his wife mumtaz but outside of taj mahal walls, there are smaller tombs of other Shah jahan's wives.
Shah jahan decided to bulit another Taj Mahal with black marbel but his son interrupted that and made him house arrest later put him in prison.
Taj Mahal takes on different colouring at different times of the day from pinkish hue in the morning, Milky white in the evening and golden at the night.
P.N.OAK was an indian writer who claimed that Taj Mahal is not the Islamic mausoleum but an ancient shiva temple known as Tejo mahalaya.
The Makrana marble is used for the construction of Taj Mahal. This was brought from the place makrana in Rajasthan India.
There are Ninety nine 99 names of Allah found on the sides of the Actual tomb as a calligraphic inscriptions.
The Architect of the Taj Mahal employed an optical trick so that as you move closer to the gate, the Taj Mahal keeps getting smaller..
During Modern wars, scaffolding was used to hide Taj Mahal from air bombers.
The Taj Mahal attracts 7-8 million visitors annually with over 200,000 from the overseas. Thus by generating a huge income for the government.
The Architecture used in the construction of the Taj Mahal is a combination of Persian,Islamic and Indian architecture.
Thirty 30 different varities of semi precious and precious stones were used in the construction of Taj Mahal which made it to look beautiful.
Taj Mahal is perfectly symmetrical in every aspect of it's construction but except for one thing. The two tombs inside are not equal in size. This is because male tomb had to be larger than female tomb.
The word Taj Mahal is an extract from the Persian or Arabic word which means '' Crown of Palaces''.
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